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In late 1876, the City of St. Louis separated from St. Louis County. The city and county have remained two totally separate governmental entities since that time, an important fact in understanding how records are titled and which ones need to be consulted. More information about the split and how it affects research.

The following is a list of online indexes and finding aids to St. Louis City and County sources held by the History and Genealogy Department.

The History & Genealogy Department will do lookups in indexed sources for free. See "Lookups and other services" for guidelines and instructions for submitting requests.

General

St. Louis City and County Records on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM
 

Births

Index to Saint Louis County, Missouri Register of Births (1883 – 1895) and Stillbirths (1883 – 1908)

User’s guide for the Microfilm Set, Record of Births, 1850 – 1910 and Index to Record of Births, 1910 – 1929 for St. Louis City, Missouri (PDF, 266 kb)
 

Cemeteries

Cemetery Holdings on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM

Wesleyan Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri—includes:

Census

Index to Individuals in Institutions in the Defective, Dependent, and Delinquent Schedules from the 1880 Federal Census
 

Church records

Catholic

Catholic Priests in St. Louis, 1841 – 1900

Catholic Church Records Held by the History and Genealogy Department

Catholic Jubilee Histories Held by the History and Genealogy Department

Guide to St. Louis Catholic Archdiocesan Parish Records

German Evangelical

Guide to German Evangelical congregations related to the United Church of Christ in St. Louis City and County

Lutheran

Lutheran Church Records Held by the History and Genealogy Department

Immanuel Lutheran Church, Index to Baptisms, 1848 - 1909, and Marriages, 1848 - 1920

Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Des Peres, Index to Baptisms and Deaths

United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ Records Held by the History and Genealogy Department—includes congregations originating in the German Evangelical Synod of North America, the (German) Reformed Church, the Evangelical and Reformed Church, and the Congregational Church.

Guide to German Evangelical congregations related to the United Church of Christ in St. Louis City and County

Other denominations

Miscellaneous Protestant Church Records on Microfilm in the History and Genealogy Department
 

City directories

St. Louis City and County city directories and telephone books
 

Court records

Index to St. Louis County Court Records, 1824 – 1861

Free Negroes Licensed in St. Louis, Missouri in 1835
 

Death records (see also "Newspapers" below)

Guide to researching Saint Louis City Burial Certificates, Jan. 1882 - Oct. 1908, on Microfilm

Funeral home records on microfilm held by the History and Genealogy Department

St. Louis death records on microfilm in the History and Genealogy Department
 

Land records

Land Records Relating to French and Spanish Land Claims in Missouri, Especially St. Louis County
 

Local History Index

An index to published histories for communities, churches and organizations in St. Louis City and County.
 

Microfilm

St. Louis City and County Records on Microfilm, Microfiche and CD-ROM (PDF, 34 kb)
 

Military records

U.S. Army enlistees from St. Louis, 1855
 

Miscellaneous records

Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Company ledger Index, 1875-1880
 

Naturalization records

St. Louis, Missouri Naturalization Index
 

Newspapers

Newspaper holdings

Newspaper indexes

Wills

Index to Saint Louis City Wills
 

Yearbooks

Yearbooks and alumni publications